When Tania called me up in February, she wasn't sure she wanted a photographer as she was planning a really small do with just close friends and family; but then according to her, she kept coming back to the blog and having a quick nosey round the website and decided, 'what the heck? let's go for it!!'

So, i met up with both Tania and Janos at the Marylebone Registry office on Saturday and for their blessing  at St. Andrew's in Holborn on Sunday for a couple of hours.  I must confess that i found Marylebone a bit of a challenge as there was really not much i could use (it was also raining so going out after the ceremony was not an option) but then I  suppose it is what it is and it's my job as a photographer to make it happen. Tania and Janos were absolutely fantastic and let me drag them to little nooks around the room and kept asking me if i needed more time,  was the light okay? etc. 

anyway, here are a few of my efforts from the weekend... 

Last Saturday saw me with Sandra and Jerry at High Edser farm for their wedding.... the ceremony was held at the gorgeous friary in Chilworth and the reception in a marquee at the farm.. I really loved this wedding because of its simplicity.... everything was so simple, clean and fresh. Sandra's mother made  jars fig jam which were used as favors and of course there were kids ... i know having children at a wedding is not everyone's cup of tea but i think having the reception at the farm made it easy to have the kids around, and they had no trouble entertaining themselves or getting lost in some little corner somewhere....

Sandra forgot her bouquet at the farm and i thought something looked strange when she was walking down the aisle until a light bulb came on....no flowers!! but nobody actually noticed that she did not have them until it was pointed out at the reception..... anyway, here are a few images from the day....

View Slideshow HERE 

yep... calling on all you do-it-yourself ladies out there planning for you big day.... Matthew Mead Style is one of those places you want to check out for some cost saving inspiration. His website has so many stylish ideas that are so simple to follow... ideas from his summer site can be seen below:

Pick out your favorite sweet/candy, print out name tags on coloured paper of choice, cut paper into flags and pierce 2 holes using a pick, thread flags into the skewer and then put them in your candy of choice.

use giant cookies of choice, wrap them up in cellophane, print out guests' names on coloured paper of choice, tie name tags around cellophane wrapped cookies. Matthew suggests grouping them in baskets at the reception entrance with the table numbers on each basket.

recycle old tins and cans from soups etc and turn them into vases. cover each tin with paper of choice and personalise with couples' names and dates.

find a container that matches your wedding decor and style, fill it with sweets of your choice, add a customised label using your printer.

all images and ideas courtesy Matthew Mead Style